TV cameras caught Johnson’s leg extending and striking Neale on the jaw while the Cats star was at the bottom of a pack midway through the first quarter of the Cats’ clash with the Dockers at Simonds Stadium.

It was difficult to judgefrom television replays to judge Johnson’s intent or what made his leg move in the direction it did.

There was no report made by umpires and Neale appeared to not be effected by the shot to his jaw but the incident comes a week after Johnson put his knees into the ribs of North Melbourne’s Scott Thompson.

Johnson was sent to the tribunal by the AFL but the tribunal cleared Johnson after Thompson revealed he had gone into the match with an existing rib problem.

If Johnson is cited by the match review panel any charge will be boosted by 40 per cent due to his existing bad record of six suspended matches in the past two years and 75.71 carry over points from a previous charge.

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Dockers star Nat Fyfe may also come under the eyes of the match review panel after an awkward collision with Cats defender Andrew Mackie forced the veteran Cat from the field for a concussion test.

Mackie was bent over reaching for the ball when Fyfe made front-on contact with him, Mackie was so stunned he couldn’t take the resulting free kick - he returned to the field for the final term.

Fyfe has already sat out two matches this season due to suspension.

Dockers midfielder Nick Suban and Travis Varcoe will also face possible charges after a third-term clash.

Can we start calling a spade a spade: Stevie J just kicked a bloke in the head. He's a cheap-shot merchant + always has been. #AFLCatsFreo